The BB-8™ App-Enabled Droid™ by Sphero is the Droid your little Jedi has been looking for, with its adaptive personality that responds to your voice. Connect to a compatible Apple® iOS or Android device to guide BB-8 around your home.
I was pretty impressed. It did not take too long to get used to controlling the droid. You can even slow down the speed which was really helpful in learning to control it. The sounds and the twitchy movement were very realistic to the droids in the movies. I use this on my hardwood floors and good to play with pets, although pet hair can get caught in the underside of the head, but you can easily clean it out. And it does not seem to affect the movement of the droid much. I think this is a great gift for yourself or someone else.
If you're a Bouncing Souls and am a fan of their previous rousing, anthemic, hard-hitting punk songs from the albums "Anchors Aweigh" and prior, then you'll notice, this has more of a "mature" sound that is not as hard-hitting, but a little slowed down and introspective. I like this pace. You'll still feel the familiarity of the Bouncing Souls, but definitely sounds more like a stable-aged punk, rather than the restless rebellious, youthful punk. If you grew up with the Souls, then you'll probably appreciate this progression.
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